Swing spout for sink faucets



March 2 1926. I 1,574,855

o. w. VALLIER n swING sPouT Fon snm` FAUcETs Filed March 2, 1925 Patented Mar. v2, 1926.

UNITED STATES OBVIS W. VALLIER, 0F WATERTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO J. '.B. WISE INCOR PATENT OFFICE.

IPORATED, OF WATERTOWN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SWING SPOUT FOR SINK FAUCETS.

Application 'filed March 2, 1925. Serial No. 12,766.

To all 'whom t m/.zg/ concern:

Be it known that I, ORvIs W. VALLIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county ot' Jefferson and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Swing Spouts for Sink Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sink and other faucets, and has particular reference to faucets wherein the discharge spout is arranged to be ,swung about the axis of the faucet, for delivering water at different temperatures to different parts of the sink.

rlhe object of the invention is to provide novel water dispensing mechanism, wherein a jointed spout, comprising two or more sections which are pivoted to the body of the dispensing valve, and are adapted to be swung as one part, or independently,in different directions relatively to the 4valve body. A further object is to provide novel means for effecting the swivel or pivot joint vbetween the spout and the valve body, as

well as between the sections of the spout. A further object is to provide novel and simple means for adjusting certain of the swivelling members, for taklng up slack and wear, as well as for effectively sealing the said joints against leakage, without the use 'of any of the ordinary shortlife rubber' or other eompressible packings. `And av further object is to generally improve and simplify the construction and arrangement of sink faucets and other water dispensing fittings.

The various features of the parts of the invention will be understood from the detailed description which follows, and by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is an elevational View of an ordinary kitchen sink, to which my improvement is applied; showing by full and dotted lines the swingable nature of the jointed spout of the faucet. Fig. 2 is a partial front side elevation, and partial central vertical section; showing the construction and arrangement of the adjustable water-tight joints. Fig. 3 is respectively an enlarged end and a side view of one of the adjusting collars. And Fig. 4is respectively a top plan and -a side elevation of the collar and comple-Y ter receiving -arm of the spout.

In the drawing, 2 represents the-upright portion of the sink, and has perforation 2,"

and 2a through which the cold and hot water supply pipes are brought from an adjacent wall (not shown) to the forward side of the sink, and 2c represents the tray of the sink. 3 represents a single mixing-valve or cock, by which the cold and hot water are dispensed, and comprises an upright hollow body 3 the latter having an open-top cylindrical portion 3, which is closed and sealed by a capl 3", and a depending threaded neck 3, for the discharge of the water. 4 and 4 represent respectively integral cold and hot water arms, which receive the water from supply pipes 4 ande", and discharge the water through alining ports Lc-4d, into a common valve chamber 3d of the body, as best seen in Fig. 2. The drawing and the discharge of the water is controlled by a valve 6, which is rotatable inthe chamber 3d, and is operable by means of a stem 6', which extends upwardly through thc body and cap 3h, and its upper end is fitted with a handle 6, by which the valve is rotated. The valve 6 is formed with a concentric mixing-chamber 6", and with radial ports (3L-(3d 4that communicate with said chamber, the said ports being arranged toregister respectively with the ports 1c-4, as shown in Fig. 2. The swinging of the handle (5 in oppositedirections effects. the dispensing of cold, warm or hot water, in a well-known manner.

The water passes from the ports lc- 4d gravitates through the open bottom of said chamber towards the neck 3, from which the water is carriedaway and discharged at different parts 'of the sink, or beyond the sink, by means of a single conductor, which in the present showing comprises a number of 'jointed sections as7 and 8 (see Figs. 1 and 2). Thesection 7 of the spout comprises a' horizontally dis osed tubular bodyl 7, whose opposite en s are formed with hollow spherical portions 7- b. vThe part 7 is provided with an elongated upwardly extending tubular neck 7, 'which is arranged to be inserted upwardly into the smallest bore of the neck 3 offthe body, as shown in Fig. 2. Near its top end the neck 7 is externally threaded for receiving an adjusting collar or nut 9, and below the said collar, the neck 7c'isfitted with a plain sleeve 9',

which is slidable on the neck. Screwing the nut 9 in opposite directions regulates the extent to which the free end of the neck 7 may be inserted in the bore of the body 3 below and concentric to the valve 6. The arm 7 of the spout is pivotally and detachably held in place, by a gland-nut 10, which telescopes the neck 7 below the sleevef9 and engages the threads of the neck 3c oii the body. The sleeve 9 is employed for suitably spacing the relatively deep nut 10 from the collar 9, and also serves as a washer for preventing the tightening of the glandnut from disturbing the adjustment of the collar 9 and related parts. Between the free end of the neck 3c and the inner face of the nut l0 may be disposed a ring of any suitable compressible packing, as 10 the said packing preferably surrounding the lower end of the sleeve 9, as shown. The neck-3 of the valve body is counter-bored, as at 3e, to receive the adjusting ring 9\and the sleeve 9, as shown in Fig. 2, the said parts preferably' fitting closely for preventing leakage, and yet allowing the swivelling of the spout. By this construction and arrangement of the swivel mechanism, the tortuous nature of the joint between the arm 7 and the valve body effectively prevents leakage, and the valve body and arm may be adjusted relatively to each other, by means of the ring 9. The opposite end of the member 7 is provided with an integral downwardly extending externally threaded neck 7d, which is preferably bored out like the neck 3c, to pivotally receivea tubular neck 8', which extends upwardly fronra similar spherical portion 8, of the section 8. The neck 8 is externally threaded near its free end for adjustably receivin a threaded collar 9, and below the said t reads a similar sleeve 9 is applied to the neck. The section 8 is preferably disposed parallel to section 7 and may also be held pivotally in place,

by means of a gland-nut 10a the said joint 45 -8, as well as to render the said joints watertight. Owing to the relatively close fitting of the swivel parts, the packings rarely require renewing. The free end of spoutmember 8, is preferably formed with a downwardly bent nozzle 8,- for directing the discharge of the water towards the bottom of the tray 2. The reach of the arms 7-8 when extended may be such that the water mlaly be discharged beyond the tray of the si' as shown in Fig. 1. By the provision of two or more arms, as 7 8, the water may be supplied to all parts ofthe tra 2, or may bedischarged into a number o vessels located in or adjacent the sink.

Having thus y described my invention, what I claim, is`

In a combination with a swing spout,l a chambered casing having a depending externally threaded and counterbored neck,

Ian, upwardly extending neck on the spout engaged with the bottom of the chamber above the counterbored part of the neck of the casing, a collar surrounding the upper end of the spout neck and threaded thereon, the counterbored part ofthe casing neck forming a shoulder, against which latter said collar abuts, a sleeve surrounding the spout neck and abutting the collar, acking engaged with the bottom end 0' `the g casing neck and a gland .nut threaded over the casing neck and engaged with the packing and with the outer'end of the sleeve.

` In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ORVIS W. VALLIER. 

